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Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Dec 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I call the Minister to conclude the debate. I will not restrict his time beyond an hour.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I remind Senator Mullen that we already had a referendum on abortion. The people of Ireland have spoken. This is not a rerunning of a referendum which would require having somebody independent sit in the middle of the whole conversation. We are reviewing laws that have already been enacted. That is the difference. I wish to raise the issue of animal welfare and live exports which have...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: The Minister is welcome. I have spoken on this issue before. I will specifically talk about the greyhound industry. To be fair to Senator Daly, he has acknowledged this is a difficult issue for me and a difficulty with being in government. There are certain things we did not get in the programme for Government. We as a party are not supportive of the greyhound industry. It is in our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Engagement with the Climate Change Advisory Council (7 Dec 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: Ms Donnelly is very welcome. It is lovely to see her here. I thank her for taking so much time over our questions. I have a few specific questions. I will start off by asking what Ms Donnelly's thoughts are on the issue to the effect that we have to have a transition. Some of these measures we are talking about are in the context of wind energy but there are also some other transitions...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Education): Statements (2 Dec 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: The Minister is most welcome; it is good to see her in the Chamber again. In the last four weeks, we have seen a 240% increase in those testing positive for Covid among the five- to 12-year-old age cohort. Obviously, that is hugely alarming and has led to significant steps being taken by the Minister's Department. Three major steps have been taken now. One of those is the provision of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Cathaoirleach for bringing to everyone's attention Romania's national day today. I want to give a shout-out because my daughter's best friend is Romanian and we are delighted to have such a mix of cultures in Galway. The other day was my daughter's birthday and I noticed that very few had come from Galway but they are bringing a rich diversity to our communities. It is...

Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I am sharing my time with Senator Garvey. If the Bill before us was going to solve the problems of the horticultural industry I would say that. I think people know I am straight enough to do that. However, it simply is not. Making me the enemy by pointing that out is not helping anyone. It is not helping the horticultural sector. We need to distinguish between growers in this country...

Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: We are not sensitive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses. I will follow up on a couple of points now that we have a bit of time and have heard the opening statements and initial responses to questions. One such point is around citizenship. I met the Dublin Chamber task force on sustainability last week. I am keen to look at what we can do in education to ensure people are fully informed about things like putting in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: My first question was on citizenship. I would be anxious to hear any responses to that and I know Dr. Freeman spoke about citizenship.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I want to clarify the Green Party's position on a Bill dealing with peat extraction that was tabled on the Order Paper yesterday. Let us be clear about it. That Bill is not consistent with European law. It will face the exact same challenges that were faced by legislation in 2019. It is giving false hope to growers throughout the country that it will resolve issues; it will not. Ten...

Seanad: Companies (Emission Reporting) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome Senator Ruane's Bill and I also welcome the Minister of State. The Bill would require companies operating in Ireland to make annual disclosures of greenhouse gas emissions caused by their activities within the State. As many have said, that is not unusual, and there is already a directive in that regard, but this Bill would go further than the directive, and that is important to...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Paediatric Scoliosis Services: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: The Minister of State is very welcome. We are constantly standing up here to speak about cherishing all of the children equally. This is a classic case where we are failing to do so as a country. In October, 170 children were on a waiting list for scoliosis surgery. None of the explanations give much solace to a parent such as the one quoted by Senator Seery Kearney. It is really...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: An Ghaeilge agus Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge: Plé (23 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: Gabh mo leithscéal. Bhí mé amach getting my vaccine. Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe go léir. Níl mé líofa agus mar sin, I will speak in English. However, freagraí as Gaeilge are, obviously, desired and more than welcome. I have missed some because I was out at the doctor's. Dr. Hyland was here last week and we discussed the issue of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: An Ghaeilge agus Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge: Plé (23 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: Agreed.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I am sharing time with Senator Garvey.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Taoiseach for coming to the Seanad. It continues to be an honour to be in a Government party under his leadership. Coalition governments can be seen to be full of compromise, and they are, but in some ways parties can lift each other up and call on us to raise our ambition as we each bring new ideas and policies. I do not want to glorify what we have achieved together as a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I will talk about transport today. We have very welcome news that there will be a 90-minute fare for Dublin. This is of great importance because we know that the transition must also mean we have a transition in transport. I do not see why we cannot have a 90-minute fare in every city. We would certainly welcome it in Galway. It costs €6 each way to travel between Galway and...